John Breckenridge (1797 - 1841)

Born 4 Jul 1797 in Cabell's Dale, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Miller) Breckenridge — married 28 Jan 1823 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States

Husband of Mary Ann (Babcock) Breckinridge — married 1 Sep 1840 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1841 at age 44 in Cabell's Dale, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Rev. John Breckinridge was the son of John Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins Cabell. Despite the fact he was born and died in the same location, John moved around quite a bit.

John's father died when he was 9 and his oldest brother became the man of the house. John graduated from Princeton in 1818. He continued to study further at Princeton's Theological Seminary, graduating in 1821. He was the Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions and Foreign Agent for the Presbyterian Church from 1838 - 1840.

He was an eloquent speaker and able controversialist and polemic writer, a man of extraordinary talents. He was the first member of his family to belong to the religious professions. He became one of the most attractive and powerful preachers of the Presbyterian Church. ^[1] Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives 1822-1823.

He married Margaret Miller in 1823. Their children were:

1, Elizabeth Miller Breckinridge1824 -1830?

2, Mary Cabell Breckenridge Porter 1827 - 1854

3. Samuel Miller Breckinridge 1828 - 1891

4. Margaret Elizabeth Breckinridge 1832 - 1864

5. John Joseph Breckinridge died in infancy

6. Margaret Breckinridge died in infancy

On the 1840 census in New Orleans, John Breckinridge was between 40 - 49, placing birth 1791-1800, He also has a child age 10 - 14 living with him, which was probably Samuel Miller Breckinridge.^[2]

His wife Margaret died in 1838 and John married Mary Ann Babcock in 1840.^[3] At the time of John's marriage to Mary Ann Babcock, John lived in New Orleans. ^[4] They had 1 child together^[5] :

1. Agatha Marshall Breckinridge1841 - 1882 b. Kentucky

Rev. John Breckinridge died 4 Aug 1841 a month after his daughter was born (See Research Note). At the time of his death, he was President- elect of Oglethorpe University in Georgia. His memorial is in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. ^[6]

Research Note

This profile originally showed Agatha was born in Kenya and stated that John may have died there. I have changed the profile. The 1860 and 1880 US Census both show she was born in Kentucky. As her birth was less than one month before her father's death at Cabell's Dale, Fayette County, Kentucky, it is probable she was born there. Vance Johnson 17 Oct 2020 ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Birth, Death, Marriages, Wives, Children page 497 - 500.
2. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 1, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 133; Page: 14; Family History Library Film: 0009691. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
3. ↑ Babcock, Stephen.Bacock Genealogy. New York, Eaton & Mains, 1903; P. 217.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

   Name: John Breckinridge

   [John Brackenbridge]

   Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1840

   Marriage Place: Stonington, Connecticut, USA

   Residence Place: New Orleans

   Spouse: Mary Ann Babcock

   Spouse Residence Place: Stonington

5. ↑ The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Birth, Death, Marriages, Wives, Children page 497 - 500.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKD-4RX4: 6 March 2021), John B. Breckinridge; Burial, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America, The Lexington Cemetery; citing record ID 44742537, Find a Grave, Find A Grave: Memorial #44742537.
7. ↑ Alexandria Gazette; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1841; Publication Place: Alexandria, Virginia, USA; URL: John Breckinridge Obituary
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHR7-X29: 18 February 2021), Agatha M Breckenridge in entry for Giles F Ward, 1860.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCP-SRH: 13 January 2022), Agatha Beckenridge in household of Giles F. Ward, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.